Category: News articles
5 tips to stifle waste in your operation
July 31, 2012
Any organisation can benefit from implementing 5S. 5S is a system to organise the workplace and establish basic discipline to make the work easier and more effective. It is the first step towards more focussed improvement initiatives in the organisation. It is not simply “housekeeping” or a tidying up for the VIP visitors! Sort: get […]
New Pragma Facilities division launched
In October 2009 Pragma Africa established a new division called Facilities. The Petrochemical division was incorporated into this new division, but the scope was broadened to include many other kinds of privately owned (as distinguished from public) facilities. The typical Pragma Facilities client has a large, geographically dispersed asset base. They are serious about maintaining […]
Pragma chooses Deltek Maconomy to optimise its client service delivery and internal operations
South African physical asset management company, Pragma, today announced that it has purchased Deltek Maconomy for more than 200 users. Pragma will use this solution to optimise its client services and internal operations. Deltek Maconomy is an enterprise software solution that offers industry-specific capabilities for consulting-focused companies. This solution integrates client management, time and expense […]
Magalies Water to manage their assets the Pragma way
Magalies Water is a state-owned water board providing a wide range of related water and sanitation services in Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Mpumalanga. Operationally Magalies Water is split into two regions, East and West, and both regions have been On Key users. Recently the East Region engaged Pragma to help them establish and operate […]
BASF contracts with Pragma Africa for sustained uptime
BASF Catalyst Division, manufacturers of three-way catalysts, diesel oxidation catalysts and diesel particulate filters, contracted Pragma Africa to improve the reliability and uptime of their plant equipment. This state-of-the-art facility has highly specialised and custom-designed coating and washcoat-formulation equipment that runs on a taxing 24/7 production schedule. Pragma Africa has been assigned to continuously improve […]
Pragma FMC engineers receive Batho Pele awards
At the prestigious Shell Batho Pele Awards function (which took place on Monday, 11 October), Casey Wolters, Nico vd Westhuizen and Ridwaan Hoosen from Pragma Africa, received awards acknowledging their Outstanding Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Performance in Shell South Africa. These individuals all work for the Pragma Facilities Management Centre which is responsible […]
Pragma team assists in bringing award to the Cape
The City of Cape Town’s Electrical Support Services (ESS) Department has walked away with top honours in the form of the SABS President’s Award at the recent SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) annual awards ceremony. The SABS Presidents award is presented to one of the SABS accredited clients that show significant improvement in business […]
Top companies awarded for quality asset management practices
Tetra Pak wins overall CEO Award A number of top South African and international companies were presented with awards for their exceptional physical asset management practices at the annual Pragma Client Awards function (held last night, 9 June 2011) at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. The overall CEO Award was presented to Tetra […]
Sustainability through physical asset management conference addresses the future of asset engineers
Equipping future asset engineers to deliver sustainable asset management strategies and plans Asset owners and consultants to asset owners have generally considered asset care knowledge as a greater competitive advantage over rivals than the accurate execution of the knowledge in practice for the last 20 years. This means that knowledge bases are strictly guarded and […]
Why is PAM a good idea in an economic downturn
In business cash is king, especially in the midst of a downturn. When the storm clouds gather, businesses have a tendency to immediately start cutting back on ‘non-essentials’. On the chopping block you’ll usually find those activities that represent a current expense, but for which the benefits are only realised years down the line. The […]
